2012
From Cassiopedia
The year 2012 is the popularly cited date of a planet wide change to some sort of new level or mode of existence.
Entire web sites are dedicated to collecting claims by various groups on what will or will not happen in 2012.
A common theme of the contemporary 2012 mythos is that this year will be preceded by a worldwide fall into chaos followed by some sort of resurrection.
Judging by the gradual acclimatation of the public to concepts of asteroid impact, alien lifeforms, extreme weather etc., the parties directing the media machine have a definite goal in mind. Also, looking at the policies of Bush, one can't help seeing gradual imposition of totalitarian government and reaching for world hegemony, even when such is contrary to simple economic self-interest. One can't help thinking that the powers that be know more than they tell and that maybe they act like there is no tomorrow because in a sense there may not be any. This does not necessarily mean a Biblical end of the world but rather major cyclic natural cataclysms or expectation of runaway climate change and concomitant chaos.
Different esoteric currents have been coming to the surface ever since the late 19th century. They often suggest that the time of the immediately following generations is of some central importance. Steiner wrote before 1920 that what he wrote would be outdated in 100 years. Gurdjieff titled his magnum opus 'Beelzebub's Tales to his Grandson,' maybe implying that the real target audience of his writings would be the generation after him, born in the 1950's and later. Fulcanelli also suggests the recurrence of a cyclic catastrophy and the start of a new age of man. Even Aleister Crowley's channeled 'Book of the Law' portends a time of unbridled service to self to follow later in the 20th century.
The Ra, Plaeaidian and Cassiopaea channeled materials point to a cosmic change in the 2012 timeframe.
A common theme of the 2012 claims is the purported end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012. This is however unclear since this calendar's starting date is in some doubt.
There is much circumstantial evidence pointing to some sort of approaching point of crisis or discontinuity.
Considering this, it is only to be expected that there be damage control operations in progress for discrediting any widespread idea of a radical change. After all, the powers that be would monopolize such information for as long as possible for their own gain. One way of discrediting an idea is flooding the public with wild speculation and disinformation and obvious cranks.
See http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk here for an overview of the popular craze surrounding the theme.
See the See Wave, The, Cointelpro